Hat’s off to all the great macrophotographers out there – no other photographic technique frustrates me more :/ – I guess shooting handheld doesn’t make it any better. Anyways, as it happened I was out yesterday to shoot a couple of spring-themed shots when I spotted this spider on a nearby tree.
Forest lurker
Shooting without a tripod or flash in they rainy breeze can be tricky – but patience is a virtue.
Hoverfly , Syrphidae
These nasty buggers have a vicious bite.
Tabanus bovinus, Giant Horsefly
opiliones, harvestman
Patience is a virtue in this, at times, tricky style of photography.
Water drop
Shooting water droplets is a very frustrating business , focusing in particular is pretty hard - still every now and then I try.
hovering
As it happens, my good friend at http://penbow.wordpress.com has posted a similar image today 
Macro palette
a big one
approx. 10mm in size.
unidentified bug
Meadow grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)
Tenthredo mesomelas, Sawfly
Redeyes
OK after a few weeks of trial-and-error shooting - I now surrender to the fantastic world of macro-photography – It’s tricky but rewarding.
Ladybird (Coccinellidae xxx)
Cereal Leaf Beetle (Oulema melanopus)
Fly, macro
I take a wild stab in the dark and guess that this insect is of the Pentatomidae family (further help would be appreciated).
Pentatomidae ?
Pentatomidae ?
Pentatomidae ?
cancelling the flyswatter
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